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James Wallis@jameswallis.bsky.social · 3w ago

The award ceremony for the 2026 Spiel des Jahres is about to get underway in Berlin, and if you're not into modern board games then you may want to look away for a couple of hours, as I'll be live-bleeting the whole thing, and these threads go long.

🙈 Markus 💙💛 Shepherd 🙊@markus.recommend.games · 4w ago

Here are my predictions for #SpieldesJahres and #Kennerspiel tomorrow: blog.recommend.games/posts/spiel-... As far as I can tell, both races are the closest I've ever observed, so the ceremony tomorrow will be extra exciting 🤩 @spiel-des-jahres.de #SdJ2026

Spiel des Jahres 2026 predictions – Part 2!

The waiting is finally coming to an end! On Sunday, July 12, the jury will announce the winners of Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2026. As always, there are six games hoping to win one of...

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🙈 Markus 💙💛 Shepherd 🙊@markus.recommend.games · last mo.

Just one week till #SpieldesJahres will be announced! Who do you think will win? Tell the world in this poll: boardgamegeek.com/thread/37281... #SdJ2022 #SdJ #Kennerspiel @spiel-des-jahres.de

POLL: Spiel des Jahres 2026 & Kennerspiel des Jahres 2026 | BGG

A little over two weeks until Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2026 winners will be announced on July 12, so it's high time for some speculations! 🤓 Who do you think will be the winners? 😎 ...

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🙈 Markus 💙💛 Shepherd 🙊@markus.recommend.games · 2mo ago

#FIFA is a mafia and I love #football anyway, so I did the only reasonable thing: simulated the whole #WorldCup 10 million times. 🇪🇸 Spain are your filthy 35% favourites — and the betting market thinks I've lost the plot. ⚽️ blog.recommend.games/posts/world-... #WorldCup2026 #MonteCarlo

Who wins the 2026 World Cup? Probably Spain.

FIFA is a mafia. Now let’s watch football. Let’s not beat about the bush: FIFA is a mafia, their Peace Prize a disgrace and a host country so hostile towards the expected guests from all over the worl...

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🙈 Markus 💙💛 Shepherd 🙊@markus.recommend.games · 3mo ago

#Spiel and #Kennerspiel des Jahres nominations and recommendations will be announced on Tuesday – high time for some speculations! 🤓 I've just released my annual predictions: blog.recommend.games/posts/spiel-... What are your favourites? @spiel-des-jahres.de #SpielDesJahres #SdJ #SdJ26 #SdJ2026

Spiel des Jahres 2026 predictions

Spiel des Jahres 2026 is around the corner! As with the previous six years, I’ll try to predict what games have the best shot at ending up on the longlist (aka recommendations) and the shortlist (aka ...

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🙈 Markus 💙💛 Shepherd 🙊@markus.recommend.games · 3mo ago

#Spiel and #Kennerspiel des Jahres nominations and recommendations will be announced on Tuesday – high time for some speculations! 🤓 I've just released my annual predictions: blog.recommend.games/posts/spiel-... What are your favourites? @spiel-des-jahres.de #SpielDesJahres #SdJ #SdJ26 #SdJ2026

Spiel des Jahres 2026 predictions

Spiel des Jahres 2026 is around the corner! As with the previous six years, I’ll try to predict what games have the best shot at ending up on the longlist (aka recommendations) and the shortlist (aka ...

blog.recommend.games

James Wallis@jameswallis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Can you believe this game won the biggest tabletop award in the world? Railway Rivals by David Watts (2nd edition, 1978), the first crayon-rail game, where you draw tracks directly on the board. Doesn't look like much, but it's one of only two British games to ever win the Spiel des Jahres (...)

Three papers lie on a white table: a typed set of rules for the game Railway Rivals; a sheaf a paper blank apart from a grid of hexagons; and a description of how to draw a map of central Scotland onto the hex-paper.
W. Eric Martin@wericmartin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Board Game Beat just opened! There's a bunch of content there already, and I'll be posting more throughout the week...including Spielwarenmesse coverage, a survey, and a video. Thanks so much for all your support!

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Fairplay Magazin@fairplaymagazin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🏆 Castle Combo gewinnt den À la carte Award 2025. 🏰 Herzliche Glückwünsche an das Autorenduo Grégory Grard und Mathieu Roussel und natürlich auch an Catch Up Games! Die modernen und humorvollen Illustrationen stammen aus der Feder von Stéphane Escapa.

Die Autoren von Castle Combo am Fairplay Stand.Castle Combo gewinnt den À la carte Preis Alle weiteren Platzierten des Awards.
Elizabeth Hargrave@elizhargrave.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6) 🎲✂️

Gender of Game Designers: Board Game Geek Top 500, January 2025 A pie chart: 92% of the pie is Designed only by men. They made 461 of the top 500 games. 6% of the pie is Designed by a mixed-gender group. They made 28 of the top 500 games. 1% of the pie is Designed only by women or non-binary people. They made 5 of the top 500 games. Data are for January 1, 2025, using the names in the Designer field on BGG. Not shown are 6 games in the top 500 that have uncredited designers.
Martina Fuchs🔜 Berlin@missbaybee.bsky.social · last yr.

Das könnte eine gute Erklärung sein, schade, dass @czechgames.com zuerst so reagiert haben. Inzwischen sind übrigens alle geblockten Personen wieder entblockt und @heidelbaer.de hat als deutscher Lokalisationspartner ebenfalls Kontakt aufgenommen. Es bleibt spannend... #Brettspiel

We're grateful to everyone who engaged with us over the past few days and took the time to share their perspectives. At CGE, our aim was never to cause harm, and we acknowledge that, with our recent Codenames announcement, we have. We are working hard within our constraints to find the best way forward and we will update you as soon as we can. We understand that what we have done has caused distress, and are working towards a concrete solution with several members of the affected communities. Please bear with us as we figure this out. (CGE logo)
Board Gaymes James@boardgaymesjames.com · last yr.

I have been contacted by someone at CGE on how they can tackle the issue. They are indeed under a gag order from IP holders, and allegedly many in the Czech republic are/were unaware of how awful JK Rowling is and what she does with HP royalties.

Board Gaymes James@boardgaymesjames.com · last yr.

I have been contacted by someone at CGE on how they can tackle the issue. They are indeed under a gag order from IP holders, and allegedly many in the Czech republic are/were unaware of how awful JK Rowling is and what she does with HP royalties.

James Wallis@jameswallis.bsky.social · last yr.

It's a Sunday afternoon in mid-July, and that can only mean one thing: the award ceremony for the 2025 Spiel des Jahres award, the most important prize in tabletop gaming. Also the final of Wimbledon, but that's much less interesting. It starts in ten minutes and I'll be live-posting the whole event

🙈 Markus 💙💛 Shepherd 🙊@markus.recommend.games · last yr.

Two days until @spiel-des-jahres.de winners will be announced 🤩 Here are my predictions: blog.recommend.games/posts/spiel-... 🤓 #SdJ #SdJ25 #SdJ2025 #SpielDesJahres #Kennerspiel

Spiel des Jahres 2025 predictions – Part 2!

The waiting is finally coming to an end! On Sunday, July 13, the jury will announce the winners of Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2025. As always, there’s six games hoping to win one of t...

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